I recently acquired a very nice M&P 38 special and would like to know what year it was made. The serial # (not the assembly #) is 918XXX preceeded by an "S". No mil/LE/company etc. markings. The (magna) grips are numbered to the gun. It's about 95% and mechanically excellent.

THX

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Late 1940s. Someone else will be along soon to narrow it down some.

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Closest SN on my list to S918xxx is S9197xx which shipped in 8/47. Probably manufactured a little earlier than that.